The Path To Finding Better Dentists

The Path To Finding Better Dentists

A person’s smile is better enhanced if it is accompanied by a perfect set of teeth and a way of achieving this is through cosmetic dental treatments, where the teeth are fixed to look aesthetically good, helping the person to be personally satisfied with himself/herself.

Importance of lingual braces to straighten misaligned teeth

To straighten a crooked teeth, an orthodontist applies permanently lingual braces, also referred to as nano braces or incognito braces, using dental cement. Lingual braces are a popular among dental patients because of the following benefits: lingual braces look invisible when attached; these braces are permanently attached, so it is convenient for patients to brush their teeth and eat normally; braces are custom-fitted to the patient, making it comfortable for the patient to wear; the treatment period to realign the teeth begins as soon as the braces are fitted. Nickel titanium wires are used by the orthodontist in applying lingual braces, configuring them to match and hold the patient’s teeth impressions and once the braces are fitted in the mouth, the natural body temperature activates the wires for it to move the teeth into the correct permanent position, in which this process will take about 22 months of treatment.

Invisible aligners, which are made of a thermoplastic material, are principally used in invisalign treatment where they are custom-fitted to a patient’s misaligned teeth, in such a way that the aligners help move the teeth in a series of sequence treatments. Over the course of the treatment, different aligners will be fitted to the patient’s teeth, after every two weeks, causing the teeth to gradually shift from its existing position until it reaches the desired, straightened teeth position, which will require several months of treatment. Invisalign treatment offers these benefits to a patient: the aligners are invisible, so no one may notice that a patient is wearing them; a patient is able to remove the aligners when he eats and drinks, brush and floss his teeth, thus, allowing him the flexibility of wearing them; there is no irritation felt in the mouth.

Having pearly, white teeth can make a person’s smile look great, but if the teeth possess a stained appearance, this can easily be remedied by applying teeth whitening treatment, using a bleach solution that attacks on the organic particles when they are lodged between the crystals of the teeth’s outermost covering, of which these organic particles are the main cause of stained teeth, which come from using tobacco and food that contains tannin. The professional teeth whitening process, which makes use of a high concentration of whitening gels, and the over-the-counter teeth whitening procedure, which uses products with lower bleach concentration, are the two general options to choose from for teeth whitening treatment.

Usefulness of porcelain veneers

Porcelain veneers are suitable treatments for stained teeth, poorly developed teeth shape and contour, gaps between teeth, fractured teeth, and they are a compilation of many thin ceramic layers which when applied to the tooth will actually replace the tooth enamel, using an adhesive layer, which is made of a light-sensitive resin.

Benefits of retainers

As the last phase of orthodontics treatment, once the braces are removed, retainers are to be worn overnight to help maintain the position of the straightened teeth. These are some of the benefits of retainers, aside from straightening the teeth: improve speech impediments, reduce cavities, improve breathing, and improve oral hygiene.